Two Auburn basketball support staffers have been put on administrative leave in connection with the school's internal investigation into the program in light of the federal case against former assistant coach Chuck Person.

"The Auburn Athletics Department has placed men's basketball support staff members Jordan VerHulst and Frankie Sullivan on administrative leave until further notice based upon the University's ongoing investigation into the men's basketball program," a statement from the school said on Monday.

VerHulst, who is in his fourth season with the program, was promoted to special assistant to coach Bruce Pearl after spending three years as video coordinator. He was previously the video coordinator at Memphis from 2009-14.

Sullivan, who played for Auburn from 2009-13, is in his first season as video coordinator after spending two seasons as a graduate manager.

The Uniontown native left Auburn as the program's eighth all-time leading scorer with 1,556 career points, first in games played (134) and 3-point attempts (713), fourth in 3-pointers made (228) and steals (190) and fifth in free throws made (334).

It's not immediately clear who will resume the roles of VerHulst and Sullivan on Auburn's staff, which is already spread thin following the firing of Person and promotion of director of operations Chad Prewett to interim assistant coach for the season.

The disciplinary action against two support staffers is the latest issue for a program still facing an uncertain future with Pearl's job status tenuous.

Auburn president Steven Leath, who was in attendance for Friday's 102-74 Auburn win, has refused to comment publicly about Pearl. Via a spokesman, Leath declined to answer any questions following Friday's meeting of Auburn's board of trustees.

According to the federal complaint against him, Person received $91,500 in bribes from a federal cooperating witness, former Pittsburgh-based financial advisor Marty Blazer, and claimed to give a total of $18,500 to the mothers of two of Auburn's basketball players.

James Crepea is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @JamesCrepea.